Journal article
Performance of saliva compared with nasopharyngeal swab for diagnosis of COVID-19 by NAAT in cross-sectional studies: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is the preferred method to diagnose coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Saliva has been suggested as an alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS), but previous systematic reviews were limited by the number and types of studies available. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the diagnostic performance of saliva compared with NPS for COVID-19. We searched Ovid MEDLINE, …
Authors
Duncan DB; Mackett K; Ali MU; Yamamura D; Balion C
Journal
Clinical Biochemistry, Vol. 117, , pp. 84–93
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
7 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2022.08.004
ISSN
0009-9120